Farouk Gaafar فاروق جعفر (Nick Names: Roo-a & King of Midfield) is an
Egyptian
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** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...
former
football
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player and manager.
He played midfielder for
Zamalek
Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east an ...
and the
Egypt national football team
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. He finished eighth in the magazine ''
France Football
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'' voting for the 1975 African Player of the Year.
Following his playing career, Gaafar managed Egypt
during 1996 and 1997 and later
El Geish
Tala'ea El Gaish Sporting Club ( ar, نادي طلائع الجيش الرياضي) (Translated: “Army Vanguard”), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, which curren ...
club.
Managerial statistics
Honours
As a player
Zamalek
*
Egyptian Premier League
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: 2
*: 1977–78, 1983–84
*
Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt.
List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
: 3
*: 1975, 1977, 1979
*
African Cup of Champions Clubs
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...
: 2
*:
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
,
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
Individual
* Best Playmaker in African Cup of Nations 1974
* Best Playmaker in African Cup of Nations 1976
* 7th African footballer of the year by France Football 1975
* 8th African footballer of the year by France Football 1977
References
angelfire.com
External links
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Living people
Association football midfielders
Egyptian footballers
Egypt international footballers
1974 African Cup of Nations players
1976 African Cup of Nations players
African Games silver medalists for Egypt
African Games medalists in football
Zamalek SC players
Egyptian football managers
Egypt national football team managers
Zamalek SC managers
1952 births
Ismaily SC managers
Egyptian Premier League players
Footballers at the 1973 All-Africa Games
African Games bronze medalists for Egypt
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